DAN DIDIO: CRISIS COUNSELING SESSION 01 - SPOILER FREE

**MattBrady** · 10-12-2005, 12:44 PM

Note: To discuss Crisis Counseling in a thread with spoilers, click here.

If you saw one of Dan DiDio’s “Crisis Counseling” panels at any of the various conventions over the past year you know what’s coming. Handling questions about the build-up to the miniseries, the original Crisis, as well as Infinite Crisis itself, DiDio hit questions, concerns, and outright accusations with answers, teases, and quite often, a Cheshire Cat grin.

As previously announced, the DC Vice President and Executive Editor has agreed to handle questions about Infinite Crisis monthly, on the Wednesday during the miniseries run, a continuation of his “Crisis Counseling” sessions. While future installments will take selected questions from readers, for the inaugural session, DiDio handled questions from Newsarama.

One last thing before we start – images included in this article are from issue #1 of Infinite Crisis. The first few have already been seen, though the page with Superboy has not been seen previously. Likewise, and here’s the important part – the full sized cover to Infinite Crisis #2 (linked to via the previously-seen thumbnail below) is the full sized, actual version of Infinite Crisis #2, which can now be shown. Again – a major, major, major spoiler warning – the different cover has a spoiler to Infinite Crisis #1, so, if you don’t want to know about it, don’t click the Power Girl cover. Got it?

Onward.

Click here for the counseling session.

OMAC · 10-12-2005, 01:00 PM

I've been eagerly awaiting this for so long

CCGuy · 10-12-2005, 01:07 PM

If you are reading this... what are you waiting for!! Go read it now!!! Trust me, it's worth the wait.

Kolimar · 10-12-2005, 01:29 PM

I'm giggling like a schoolgirl here.

BlueThunderArmy · 10-12-2005, 01:51 PM

LALALA...

I skimmed most of this, since I'm planning to read IC at lunch and don't want even slight spoilers this late in the game.

Fun idea about the seperate threads, tho.

Korvac · 10-12-2005, 01:53 PM

It is SO HARD to not read the other thread.

Did I miss the actual cover for #2, or is it spoilerific?

edit: I figured it out - clicked on the old #2 cover. Yes, it's spoilerific.

but pretty awesome

I am MODOK · 10-12-2005, 02:08 PM

For once, since there is an option, I'm avoiding spoilers. I think I may actually spend the rest of the day off the DCU board of Talk@ too.

As for all the deaths, I think that Kyle Rayner seems safe, and the only other person I'm really riled up about is J'onn. Other than that, I won't be heartbroken about any other characters...

Stancheck · 10-12-2005, 02:19 PM

Its so cool,I hope any of my favorites will survive!

Spaz_Monkey · 10-12-2005, 02:52 PM

I'm weak. I admit it. I couldn't resist, so I looked at the cover.

OH MY F'N GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is all....

JackFrostUK · 10-12-2005, 03:53 PM

In the UK we don't get our new comics till Thursday.

I'm going to the store tomorrow at lunch. I need to read this before I see anymore spoilers.

Superfrick · 10-12-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by CCGuy
If you are reading this... what are you waiting for!! Go read it now!!! Trust me, it's worth the wait.

You know.. I think I'm in. I've read the original crisis and am familiar enough with a big enough chunk of the current DCU to not be completely lost. I think DC is getting my $3.99 tonite, and I'll probably pick up the countdown to infinate crisis book as well.

Johnny Smith · 10-12-2005, 04:50 PM

Thank you for taking the time to provide these Crisis Counseling sessions, Mr. Didio!

Kevenn · 10-12-2005, 05:04 PM

I just read issue #1. It ____ing ROCKED!!!!

Punchy · 10-12-2005, 05:23 PM

Sigh, don't like the look of that cover, but I suppose the book will be enjoyable, Geoff Johns is never boring, but whether the enjoyment is like watching a car-crash or not remains to be seen, I'm optimistic though.

Scavenger · 10-12-2005, 06:50 PM

Captain Carrot kills Wonder Woman!?! WTF! Man..I shouldn't have looked at the real #2 cover!

Julio Diaz · 10-12-2005, 07:31 PM

I don't know if I can wait until Friday when my mailorder copy will get here. I may have to go buy a copy locally. I can justify two copies because of the multiple covers, right?

paulski · 10-12-2005, 07:38 PM

Well, seeing as how I don't trust any of youse bums to not spoil #1 for me, even on the 'non-spoiler thread', I'll have to read through all this stuff tomorrow. Bastards.

What I will say is that Didio clearly doesn't know how to do these things properly. He was far too explanatory, reveals far too much, and, jeez, even gave straight answers. The nerve of the guy.

onestar · 10-12-2005, 08:33 PM

Oh. My. Bloody. God.

Someone pick me up off the floor.

Bloody amazing. I just don't wanna wait for the next issue. Give it to me now! NOW!

buji · 10-13-2005, 03:09 AM

...

don't get paid until friday...

GRRRRRRRRR!

want to know! want to know! (not enough to read spoilers tho)

*sigh*

paulski · 10-13-2005, 04:42 AM

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Originally posted by paulski
Well, seeing as how I don't trust any of youse bums to not spoil #1 for me, even on the 'non-spoiler thread', I'll have to read through all this stuff tomorrow. Bastards.

Fuck. Turns out that we won't get our comics this week... UNTIL SATURDAY!!

This is gonna kill me.

OMAC · 10-13-2005, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Punchy
Geoff Johns is never boring, but whether the enjoyment is like watching a car-crash or not remains to be seen, I'm optimistic though.

You're optimistic? I never saw that one coming!

OMAC · 10-13-2005, 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by paulski
This is gonna kill me.

It's killing me, too. It's gonna be tomorrow for me and so far I've managed to stay spoiler-clean.

Punchy · 10-13-2005, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by OMAC
You're optimistic? I never saw that one coming!

Yes, I was optimistic, but that optimism was unfounded, I was... underwhelmed to say the least, for me, the book had no heart, it was just like HoM #2 but with marginally worse artwork. Identity Crisis #1 was much better and I wish DC would do more crossovers like that one, less cosmic, more personal.

buji · 10-13-2005, 04:44 PM

thanks to whoever killed the spoiler comments. a little sad that i had to see them but happy that others won't have to.

JackFrostUK · 10-13-2005, 05:18 PM

Read #1 tonight. I like it. I don't like it. Don't like culling a character I like.